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四大

si4 da4

• the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
• the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字...

四大佛教名山

Si4 da4 Fo2 jiao4 Ming2 shan1

• Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang

四大名著

si4 da4 ming2 zhu4

• the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水...

四大天王

si4 da4 tian1 wang2

• the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
• the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha

四大发明

繁体：四大發明

si4 da4 fa1 ming2

• the Four Great Inventions (papermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder, traditionally regarded as the four major inventions of ancient China)

四大皆空

si4 da4 jie1 kong1

• lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
• this world is an illusion

四大盆地

si4 da4 pen2 di4

• four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地

四大石窟

si4 da4 shi2 ku1

• the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 Shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[Yun2 gang1 Shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟[...